Author: BooMan

Good Advice that Won’t Work

I think Arthur Brooks offers good advice to Republicans although I think he only gets about 75% of the way there. He’s correct that Republicans are focusing on the wrong things. Failing schools need to be fixed not because...

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Some Thoughts on Ashley Judd

Watching Ashley Judd at a women’s reproductive health conference at George Washington University, I am very impressed with her as a person and a spokesperson for very important global issues. She really has a depth of...

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Your Moment of Zen

From Meet the Press: DAVID GREGORY: But there’s no ironclad evidence that lowering marginal tax rates is going to lead to economic growth. SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER: Oh yes there is. There’s mountains. Actually, Fluffy tried to...

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How Not to Move the Goalposts

Amazing. Simply amazing. Kudos to Mike Murphy for so beautifully illustrating what we’re dealing with when we try to negotiate with the Republicans. Kudos to Jon Chait for being so prescient. Kudos to Ezra Klein for doing...

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The Midterms Start Early

I guess the midterms are starting early. Articles in the Washington Post and Roll Call report on the president’s focus on winning back control of the House of Representatives. Both articles treat this as a highly risky...

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